NEW DELHI: Roaring again to shape with a match-winning knock of 75 within the first ODI in opposition to Australia after a lean patch, KL Rahul created an enormous affect and were given the backing of former India trainer Ravi Shastri, who feels the 30-year-old can play the World Test Championship Final as a wicketkeeper-batsman.
After a sequence of low rankings which ended in Rahul being axed from the Test workforce, the 30-year-old performed a an important knock in Friday’s ODI, guiding India to a five-wicket win.
Shastri felt that Rahul’s knock would stay the selectors forward of the WTC Final with the Test keeper-batter KS India additionally underperforming with the bat within the not too long ago concluded Test sequence.
Rahul has a just right report in England however he was once dropped from the enjoying XI after the primary two Tests in opposition to Australia at house because of deficient shape.
“He (KL) has really done well to keep the selectors interested ahead of the WTC final,” Shastri instructed Star Sports.
“Two things, one for the ODI series when Rohit Sharma returns and the other for the WTC final… India can bolster their batting if Rahul can keep wickets.
“Rahul can bat within the middle-order — No. five or six. In England, it’s important to normally stay wickets from a ways in the back of. You wouldn’t have to stay as much as the spinners so much. He (KL) has two extra ODIs to head earlier than the IPL. He can cement his position in that Indian workforce.”
Rahul has collected 614 runs at 34.11 with two centuries — one at The Oval –, and one fifty in 9 Tests in English prerequisites.
India certified for the WTC ultimate to be held in June at The Oval in opposition to Australia. It shall be India’s 2nd look within the ultimate. They had misplaced to New Zealand within the 2021 ultimate.
(With inputs from PTI)
After a sequence of low rankings which ended in Rahul being axed from the Test workforce, the 30-year-old performed a an important knock in Friday’s ODI, guiding India to a five-wicket win.
Shastri felt that Rahul’s knock would stay the selectors forward of the WTC Final with the Test keeper-batter KS India additionally underperforming with the bat within the not too long ago concluded Test sequence.
Rahul has a just right report in England however he was once dropped from the enjoying XI after the primary two Tests in opposition to Australia at house because of deficient shape.
“He (KL) has really done well to keep the selectors interested ahead of the WTC final,” Shastri instructed Star Sports.
“Two things, one for the ODI series when Rohit Sharma returns and the other for the WTC final… India can bolster their batting if Rahul can keep wickets.
“Rahul can bat within the middle-order — No. five or six. In England, it’s important to normally stay wickets from a ways in the back of. You wouldn’t have to stay as much as the spinners so much. He (KL) has two extra ODIs to head earlier than the IPL. He can cement his position in that Indian workforce.”
Rahul has collected 614 runs at 34.11 with two centuries — one at The Oval –, and one fifty in 9 Tests in English prerequisites.
India certified for the WTC ultimate to be held in June at The Oval in opposition to Australia. It shall be India’s 2nd look within the ultimate. They had misplaced to New Zealand within the 2021 ultimate.
(With inputs from PTI)
